Talk naturally turned to whether The Last Jedi would commemorate Carrie's passing by writing out the Leia character, but now Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that will not be the case.

"When we bought Lucasfilm, we were going to make three films - Episodes VII, VIII and IX. We had to deal tragedy at the end of 2016," Bob Iger told students during a USC Q&A on Thursday (March 23).

"Carrie appears throughout VIII. We are not changing VIII to deal with her passing. Her performance - which we're really pleased with - remains as it is in VIII. In Rogue One, we had a digital character. We are not doing that with Carrie, although technology gives us that possibility today."

Now that we know what's not in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there's a bit of new info about what is in the movie. Iger teased during his talk on Thursday that the sequel will balance both classic and new characters.

"[The Last Jedi] is just as satisfying as [The Force Awakens] was. We're really proud of it," the Disney executive beamed. "It's a combination of drawing from the great heritage that was George Lucas's Star Wars but also bringing it to new places with new characters."